 | By DREW BROACH | Staff writer |
LEFT BEHIND: Louisiana’s population growth continues to lag that of all other Southern states, in a four-decade trend that carries dire consequences for Louisiana’s future.
HEALTH HELP: Not a single doctor provides obstetric care in 17 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes. Yet even as medical recruiters double salaries and offer signing bonuses, the state is doing little to help attract a different group of health care providers to fill that dangerous gap.
THE ENDORSEMENT: The Times-Picayune and Nola.com have announced their endorsement for Louisiana's next governor, saying "political polarization has grown too intense and destructive, across the country and in state capitals." Here’s who got the nod, and why. No reporters or editors in The Times-Picayune newsroom or its Capitol News Bureau participate in any way in the endorsement process.
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